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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1716, 18 January 1905, Page 51

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SATURDAY’S MATCHES. Senior Championship matches commenced on the 7th inst., were continued on the Athletic Park and the Basin Reserve on Saturday afternoon. ODD BOYS v. PHOENIX. This match provided an exciting finish and the Phoenix team won a few minutes after a quarter to seven o’clock by 12 runs. On the previous Saturday’s play Phoefiix had put on 159 in its first innings, and Old Boys had lost 9 wickets for 127, Continuing that innings they finished for 140. The second innings of the Phoenicians produced 133, Naughton, Houston, and Wright being the double figure scorers. Without them things would have been stale indeed. This left Old Boys 153 runs to get to win. Half their wickets went for 49 runs, and seven were down for 79. A stand was made there, and the eighth wicket fell at 108. The ninth fell two runs later, but the last wicket was held up stubbornly. At a quarter to 7 it was agreed to go on and finish the game, and three minutes later Shand bowled Cleland with a good length ball. Details of the scoring are: PHOENIX.—Second innings. Barton, c Monaghan, b Cleland ... 4 Naughton, e Beechey, b Tucker ... 48 Brice, b Monaghan ... ... ... ... 6 McLennan, b Monaghan 0 Waters, c J. P. Blacklock. b Tucker ... 3 Houston, c J. Blacldock, b Monaghan 27 Hickey, c Wills, b Tucker ... ... 6 Lash, b Tucker ... ... ... ... 0 Wright, c Beechey, b Tucker ... ... 25 Porteous, c Beechey, b Monaghan ... 0 Shand, not out ... ... ... ... 4 Extras ... ... ... 10 Total 133 First innings ." 159 Grand total ... ... ... ... 292 Bowling analysis.— I Tucker, 17.5 overs, 50 runs, 5 wickets; Monaghan, 15 overs, 35 runs, 4 wickets; Cleland, 10 overs, 38 runs, 1 wicket. OLD BOYS.—First Innings. Jacobs, b Hickey ... ... ... ... 6 Monaghan, b Hickey ... ... ... 0 Tucker, l.b.w b Brice ... ... ... 4 J. P. Blacklock, 1.b.w.. b Shand ... 22 C. P. Blacklock, b Waters 42 Dixon, b Shand ... ... .... ... 13 Kirkcaldie, c and b Shand ... ... 7 Wills, c McLennan, b Shand ... ... 4 Beechey, not out 21 McKenzie, c Houston, b Waters ... 5 Cleland, b Brice ... ... ... ••• 7 Extras ... ... ...' ••• 3 Total HO Bowling analysis.—Shand, 12 overs, 40 runs, 4 wickets; Brice, 10.1 overs. 28 runs, 3 wickets; Hickey, 14 overs, 42 runs, 2 wickets; Waters, 3 overs, 12 runs, 2 wickets; Barton, 5 overs, 9 runs. Second Innings. Jacobs, 1.b.w., b Hickey ... ... 4 C. P. Blacklock, b Hickey 0 J. P. Blacklock, run out 5 Tucker, b Hickey ... ... ... ... 21 Dixon, c Barton, b Hickey 54 Beechey, c Houston, b Hickey 0 Monaghan, c Barton, b Shand 1 Wills, c Hickey, b Brice 11 Kirkcaldie, not out 22 McKenzie, b Hickey 7 Cleland, b Shand 8 Extras 7 Total 140 First innings 140 Grand total 280 Bowling Analysis.—Hickey, 16 overs, 51 runs, 6 wickets; Shand, 5 overs, 22 runs, 2 wickets; Brice, 15 overs, 45 runs, 1 wicket; Barton, 3 overs, 14 runs; Waters, 1 over, 2 runs. GAS CO. v. NEWTOWN. On the previous Saturday in this match Gas Company put up 321 runs for their first innings. With that big score in front of them Newtown set to work this Saturday, and in their first innings made 220. Spraggon made 66 of them with good cricket and plenty of hard hitting. 'The 220 was not sufficient to save a follow on, and in the second innings seven of the wickets have gone for 109 runs—a bad outlook for them. Details of the scores are as follow: GAS CO.—First Innings 321 NEWTOWN.—First Innings. Spraggon, c Laws, b Hawthorne ... 66 Barros, b Laws 4 A. Day, c and b Burke 27 Frank Alpe, c Hawthorne, b Burke ... 9 G. Day, b Burke 6 Carolane, b Hawthorne 9 Fred Alpe, b Burke ’ ... 3 F. Plimmer, st Cate, b Cobcroft ... 17 Smith, b Laws 13 Turner, b Topp 17 Miller, not out 24 Extras 25 Total 220 Bowling Analysis.—Redgrave, 4 overs, 19 runs; Laws, 12 overs, 43 runs, 2 wickets; Cobcroft, 9 overs, 44 runs, 1 wicket; Topp, 5.3 overs, 24 runs, 1 wicket; Hawthorne, 14 overs, 34 runs, 2 wickets; Burke, 9 overs, 31 runs, 4 wickets. Second Innings. Spraggon, b Hawthorne ... ... 0 Barros, b Cobcroft ... 25 A. Day, b Stevens 1 Miller, o and b Stevens ... 0 Frank Alpe, rnn out 21 G. Day, o Cate, b Hawthorne ... ... 1 Carolane, c and b Laws ... 9 Fred Alpe, not out ... 20 F. Plimmer, not out ... 4 Extras 28 Total seven wiokets ... ••• ••• 109

MIDLAND v. WELLINGTON. The result of the ohief senior match was rather a surprise. On the first innings Wellington had a lead of 45 runs, and it seemed as if they stood a good chance of defeating the seniors. Midland opened none too well either, and soon after play commenced on Saturday there were three wickets down for 15. But William? and Quee both came off, and punished the bowling right and left, knocking up 82 between them. The Midland innings amounted to 122, leaving Wellington 78 to make. Misfortune marred what was apparently a good position. With the score at 10 Richardson was given out when he was not out. Gore was the only man to do any good, and he put up 13. The innings only realised 39, and Midland won by 38 runs. Following are the scores: — MIDLAND—Second Innings. Davis, b Luckie ... ... ... ... 4 Mitchell, b Luckie ... ... ... 1 C. Hickson, c Hales, b Luckie ... 0 Williams, c Wevbourne, b Latham ... 36 Hutchings, e Hickson, b Latham ... 10 Wynyard, c Hales, b Luckie ... ... 1 Quee, b Luckie ... ... ... ... 46 Weybourne, c Taylor, b Latham ... 0 Upham, b Luckie ... ... ... ... 11 Mo watt, not out ... ... 7 Stephenson, run out ... 1 Byes 4, leg byes 1 5 Total 122 First innings 63 Grand total ... ... ... ... 185 Bowling Analysis.—Hales, 10 overs, 1 maiden, 35 runs; Gibbes, 5 overs, 1 maiden, 13 runs; Luckie, 14 overs, 4 maidens, 40 runs, 6 wickets; Latham, 8.1 overs, 1 maiden, 29 runs, 3 wickets. WELLINGTON—Second Innings. Richardson, run out ... ... ... 4 Gore, b Stephenson ... ... ... 13 S. Hickson, 1.b.w., b Stephenson ... 2 Weybourne, c and b Upham ... ... 3 O’Sullivan, c Williams, b Upham ... 0 Gibbes. 1.b.w., b Stephenson 7 Taylor, c Hickson, b Upham 3 Latham, b Stephenson 0 Niven, run out ... ' 0 Hales, c Quee, b Upham 0 Luckie, not out ... ... ... ... 0 Byes 6, leg byes 1 7 Total 39 First innings ... ... ... ... 108 Grand total ... ... ... ... 147 Bowling Analysis.—Upham, 12 overs. 6 maidens, 16 runs, 4 wickets; Stephenson, 11.5 overs, 5 maidens, 16 runs, 4 Avickets. JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. Old Boys v. Rovers. —The former batted first and scored 162 (B. L. Salmon 28, Sprott 27, Buddie 50, Francis 13). Rovers replied with 85 {W. Condliffe 37, Donaldson 10). The best bowling was done by Bell (four for 4), McGowan (three for 26), and Cole (two for 25), for Old Boys, and Brisbane (four for 30) and T. Condliffe (tAvo for 29) for Rovers. THIRD CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP. Old Boys v. Johnsonville. —Former team Avon by ten wickets. Johnsonville scored 45 in their second innings (N. Cook 11). McDougall took six Avickets for 19, and Blackwood one for 4. Odlin and Ward knocked up the 11 runs required to win. CONTROL OF INTERNATIONAL MATCHES. A SECRET CONFERENCE. SYDNEY. January 13. A secret conference between cricket representatives AA r as held during the Aveek. It is understood that constitutions have been drafted for the purpose of the establishment of a board of control to govern international cricket. The scheme will he submitted to the various associations next weekThe match between Midland and Wellington Avill be continued on Athletic Park this afternoon. Railway A v. Primitive Methodists, NeAvtown Park.—Primitive Methodists—* Russell, Feltham, Church, GoodAvin (2), Wilson, Stephens, Hoar, Wilton, Ridding, Hill, McPherson. Woollen Co. v. Albion A, at Ivilbirnie. Woollen Co. —Masters, O’Connor, Porter, Collett, Whiterod. Wiggens, Boock, Muir, Walters, Meehan, Deslandes; emergencies, Conrick and Marshall. A team picked from the Lambton quay Police Station is to play the members of the Central Mission Band to-day at the Basin Reserve.